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-는 길에

on the way to / from (somewhere)

Level 2 · TOPIK I · beginner

How to use it

Something is done while traveling somewhere. Used with movement verbs: 가다, 오다, 나가다, 들어가다, 퇴근하다.

Forming it

가다→ 가는 길에
오다→ 오는 길에
퇴근하다→ 퇴근하는 길에
출근→ 출근길에

Only with movement verbs: ✗ 먹는 길에. Always -는 길에, even for past events (✗ 간 길에).

Examples

Compared with similar patterns

-는 동안 is any span of time; -다가 is an action that gets interrupted; -는 도중(에) is 'in the middle of' any action, more formal.

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